There are many Guy's and Girl's out there heavily in debt from their training, and it does not matter where they did their training, they are in debt as far as they possibly can be, dependent upon their circumstances.
Now along comes the only chance of a job paying in excess of £40K per year rising to over £55K within 2 years, but you must pay for your own type rating at an airline approved school.
Alternatively the option is to go bankrupt whilst trying to pay debts or to take a lower paid self rated instructors position in an economy fast going toward 3000000 unemployed and at least 2 years to the shoots of an upturn.
Whilst people have scruples and think that paying for a rating may not be in the best interests of all, we must remember that "Scruples do not pay off debts"
I have seen many accountants run T & C's down in this industry for the sake of profits, even now the company I work for is eroding all that we had when we started.
Now under the guise of a depression all airlines are cutting back T & C's.
The bright signs are the few airlines offering jobs all of which require some form of payment for the rating either up front or by reduced salaries.
As a group we will suffer the requirement to pay for ratings for many years to come, but this was not an idea from RYR, years before in the mid 80's airlines in Europe were charging for ratings and line training, its nothing new.
I fully support self funded ratings in this climate providing a job is there at the end, and not just 6 months circa CTC, Air Asia.
Those who bleet like sheep about T & C's are usually self indulgent and blinkered, we must now keep as many people in work as possible, trained and ready for the up turn whenever it comes.
Unfortunately for some we are going through a stage of selection by financial ability and not by a persons suitability, not a good thing, but until the government see a need to finance all forms of training it is what we must live with.
However the training in RYR is respected by many airlines for its high standards and they do not lower the baseline because of the cadets ability to pay.
The flying is on new aircraft, with some great people and right now its the only game in town.
Good luck out there to all who go down this route, from friends of mine who know, you will not regret making the move, providing you put in the work.
To those who have nothing to do but bad mouthing RYR, remember we are a democracy and people have a right to choose their individual paths.